This is important! This is a preparation for future discussion and study. Don't forget - God is triune.
The 613 commandments and their source in scripture, as enumerated by Maimonides:
- To know there is a God Ex. 20:2
- Not to entertain thoughts of other gods besides Him Ex. 20:3
- To know that He is One Deut. 6:4
- To love Him Deut. 6:5
- To fear Him Deut. 10:20
- To sanctify His Name Lev. 22:32
- Not to profane His Name Lev. 22:32
- Not to destroy objects associated with His Name Deut. 12:4
- To listen to the prophet speaking in His Name Deut. 18:15
- Not to test the prophet unduly Deut. 6:16
- To emulate His ways Deut. 28:9
- To cleave to those who know Him Deut. 10:20
- To love other Jews Lev. 19:18
- To love converts Deut. 10:19
- Not to hate fellow Jews Lev. 19:17
- To reprove a sinner Lev. 19:17
- Not to embarrass others Lev. 19:17
- Not to oppress the weak Ex. 22:21
- Not to speak derogatorily of others Lev. 19:16
- Not to take revenge Lev. 19:18
- Not to bear a grudge Lev. 19:18
- To learn Torah Deut. 6:7
- To honor those who teach and know Torah Lev. 19:32
- Not to inquire into idolatry Lev. 19:4
- Not to follow the whims of your heart or what your eyes see Num. 15:39
- Not to blaspheme Ex. 22:27
- Not to worship idols in the manner they are worshiped Ex. 20:5
- Not to worship idols in the four ways we worship God Ex. 20:5
- Not to make an idol for yourself Ex. 20:4
- Not to make an idol for others Lev. 19:4
- Not to make human forms even for decorative purposes Ex. 20:20
- Not to turn a city to idolatry Ex. 23:13
- To burn a city that has turned to idol worship Deut. 13:17
- Not to rebuild it as a city Deut. 13:17
- Not to derive benefit from it Deut. 13:18
- Not to missionize an individual to idol worship Deut. 13:12
- Not to love the idolater Deut. 13:9
- Not to cease hating the idolater Deut. 13:9
- Not to save the idolater Deut. 13:9
- Not to say anything in the idolater's defense Deut. 13:9
- Not to refrain from incriminating the idolater Deut. 13:9
- Not to prophesize in the name of idolatry Deut. 13:14
- Not to listen to a false prophet Deut. 13:4
- Not to prophesize falsely in the name of God Deut. 18:20
- Not to be afraid of killing the false prophet Deut. 18:22
- Not to swear in the name of an idol Ex. 23:13
- Not to perform ov (medium) Lev. 19:31
- Not to perform yidoni ("magical seer") Lev. 19:31
- Not to pass your children through the fire to Molech Lev. 18:21
- Not to erect a pillar in a public place of worship Deut. 16:22
- Not to bow down on smooth stone Lev. 26:1
- Not to plant a tree in the Temple courtyard Deut. 16:21
- To destroy idols and their accessories Deut. 12:2
- Not to derive benefit from idols and their accessories Deut. 7:26
- Not to derive benefit from ornaments of idols Deut. 7:25
- Not to make a covenant with idolaters Deut. 7:2
- Not to show favor to them Deut. 7:2
- Not to let them dwell in the Land of Israel Ex. 23:33
- Not to imitate them in customs and clothing Lev. 20:23
- Not to be superstitious Lev. 19:26
- Not to go into a trance to foresee events, etc. Deut. 18:10
- Not to engage in astrology Lev. 19:26
- Not to mutter incantations Deut. 18:11
- Not to attempt to contact the dead Deut. 18:11
- Not to consult the ov Deut. 18:11
- Not to consult the yidoni Deut. 18:11
- Not to perform acts of magic Deut. 18:10
- Men must not shave the hair off the sides of their head Lev. 19:27
- Men must not shave their beards with a razor Lev. 19:27
- Men must not wear women's clothing Deut. 22:5
- Women must not wear men's clothing Deut. 22:5
- Not to tattoo the skin Lev. 19:28
- Not to tear the skin in mourning Deut. 14:1
- Not to make a bald spot in mourning Deut. 14:1
- To repent and confess wrongdoings Num. 5:7
- To say the Shema twice daily Deut. 6:7
- To serve the Almighty with daily prayer Ex. 23:25
- The Kohanim must bless the Jewish nation daily Num. 6:23
- To wear tefillin (phylacteries) on the head Deut. 6:8
- To bind tefillin on the arm Deut. 6:8
- To put a mezuzah on each door post Deut. 6:9
- Each male must write a Torah scroll Deut. 31:19
- The king must have a separate Sefer Torah for himself Deut. 17:18
- To have tzitzit on four-cornered garments Num. 15:38
- To bless the Almighty after eating Deut. 8:10
- To circumcise all males on the eighth day after their birth Lev. 12:3
- To rest on the seventh day Ex. 23:12
- Not to do prohibited labor on the seventh day Ex. 20:10
- The court must not inflict punishment on Shabbat Ex. 35:3
- Not to walk outside the city boundary on Shabbat Ex. 16:29
- To sanctify the day with Kiddush and Havdalah Ex. 20:8
- To rest from prohibited labor Lev. 23:32
- Not to do prohibited labor on Yom Kippur Lev. 23:32
- To afflict yourself on Yom Kippur Lev. 16:29
- Not to eat or drink on Yom Kippur Lev. 23:29
- To rest on the first day of Passover Lev. 23:7
- Not to do prohibited labor on the first day of Passover Lev. 23:8
- To rest on the seventh day of Passover Lev. 23:8
- Not to do prohibited labor on the seventh day of Passover Lev. 23:8
- To rest on Shavuot Lev. 23:21
- Not to do prohibited labor on Shavuot Lev. 23:21
- To rest on Rosh Hashanah Lev. 23:24
- Not to do prohibited labor on Rosh Hashanah Lev. 23:25
- To rest on Sukkot Lev. 23:35
- Not to do prohibited labor on Sukkot Lev. 23:35
- To rest on Shemini Atzeret Lev. 23:36
- Not to do prohibited labor on Shemini Atzeret Lev. 23:36
- Not to eat chametz on the afternoon of the 14th day of Nissan Deut. 16:3
- To destroy all chametz on 14th day of Nissan Ex. 12:15
- Not to eat chametz all seven days of Passover Ex. 13:3
- Not to eat mixtures containing chametz all seven days of Passover Ex. 12:20
- Not to see chametz in your domain seven days Ex. 13:7
- Not to find chametz in your domain seven days Ex. 12:19
- To eat matzah on the first night of Passover Ex. 12:18
- To relate the Exodus from Egypt on that night Ex. 13:8
- To hear the Shofar on the first day of Tishrei (Rosh Hashanah) Num. 9:1
- To dwell in a Sukkah for the seven days of Sukkot Lev. 23:42
- To take up a Lulav and Etrog all seven days Lev. 23:40
- Each man must give a half shekel annually Ex. 30:13
- Courts must calculate to determine when a new month begins Ex. 12:2
- To afflict oneself and cry out before God in times of calamity Num. 10:9
- To marry a wife by means of ketubah and kiddushin Deut. 22:13
- Not to have sexual relations with women not thus married Deut. 23:18
- Not to withhold food, clothing, and sexual relations from your wife Ex. 21:10
- To have children with one's wife Gen. 1:28
- To issue a divorce by means of a Get document Deut. 24:1
- A man must not remarry his ex-wife after she has married someone else Deut. 24:4
- To perform yibbum (marry the widow of one's childless brother) Deut. 25:5
- To perform halizah (free the widow of one's childless brother from yibbum) Deut. 25:9
- The widow must not remarry until the ties with her brother-in-law are removed (by halizah) Deut. 25:5
- The court must fine one who sexually seduces a maiden Ex. 22:15-16
- The rapist must marry the maiden (if she chooses) Deut. 22:29
- He is never allowed to divorce her Deut. 22:29
- The slanderer must remain married to his wife Deut. 22:19
- He must not divorce her Deut. 22:19
- To fulfill the laws of the Sotah Num. 5:30
- Not to put oil on her meal offering (as usual) Num. 5:15
- Not to put frankincense on her meal offering (as usual) Num. 5:15
- Not to have sexual relations with your mother Lev. 18:7
- Not to have sexual relations with your father's wife Lev. 18:8
- Not to have sexual relations with your sister Lev. 18:9
- Not to have sexual relations with your father's wife's daughter Lev. 18:11
- Not to have sexual relations with your son's daughter Lev. 18:10
- Not to have sexual relations with your daughter Lev. 18:10
- Not to have sexual relations with your daughter's daughter Lev. 18:10
- Not to have sexual relations with a woman and her daughter Lev. 18:17
- Not to have sexual relations with a woman and her son's daughter Lev. 18:17
- Not to have sexual relations with a woman and her daughter's daughter Lev. 18:17
- Not to have sexual relations with your father's sister Lev. 18:12
- Not to have sexual relations with your mother's sister Lev. 18:13
- Not to have sexual relations with your father's brother's wife Lev. 18:14
- Not to have sexual relations with your son's wife Lev. 18:15
- Not to have sexual relations with your brother's wife Lev. 18:16
- Not to have sexual relations with your wife's sister Lev. 18:18
- A man must not have sexual relations with an animal Lev. 18:23
- A woman must not have sexual relations with an animal Lev. 18:23
- Not to have homosexual sexual relations among men Lev. 18:22
- Not to have homosexual sexual relations with your father Lev. 18:7
- Not to have homosexual sexual relations with your father's brother Lev. 18:14
- Not to have sexual relations with someone else's wife Lev. 18:20
- Not to have sexual relations with a menstrually impure woman Lev. 18:19
- Not to marry non-Jews Deut. 7:3
- Not to let Moabite and Ammonite males marry into the Jewish people Deut. 23:4
- Not to prevent a third-generation Egyptian convert from marrying into the Jewish people Deut. 23:8-9
- Not to refrain from marrying a third generation Edomite convert Deut. 23:8-9
- Not to let a mamzer (a child born due to an illegal relationship) marry into the Jewish people Deut. 23:3
- Not to let a eunuch marry into the Jewish people Deut. 23:2
- Not to offer to God any castrated male animals Lev. 22:24
- The High Priest must not marry a widow Lev. 21:14
- The High Priest must not have sexual relations with a widow even outside of marriage Lev. 21:15
- The High Priest must marry a virgin maiden Lev. 21:13
- A Kohen (priest) must not marry a divorcee Lev. 21:7
- A Kohen must not marry a zonah (a woman who has had a forbidden sexual relationship) Lev. 21:7
- A Kohen must not marry a chalalah ("a desecrated person") (party to or product of 169-172) Lev. 21:7
- Not to make pleasurable (sexual) contact with any forbidden woman Lev. 18:6
- To examine the signs of animals to distinguish between kosher and non-kosher Lev. 11:2
- To examine the signs of fowl to distinguish between kosher and non-kosher Deut. 14:11
- To examine the signs of fish to distinguish between kosher and non-kosher Lev. 11:9
- To examine the signs of locusts to distinguish between kosher and non-kosher Lev. 11:21
- Not to eat non-kosher animals Lev. 11:4
- Not to eat non-kosher fowl Lev. 11:13
- Not to eat non-kosher fish Lev. 11:11
- Not to eat non-kosher flying insects Deut. 14:19
- Not to eat non-kosher creatures that crawl on land Lev. 11:41
- Not to eat non-kosher maggots Lev. 11:44
- Not to eat worms found in fruit on the ground Lev. 11:42
- Not to eat creatures that live in water other than (kosher) fish Lev. 11:43
- Not to eat the meat of an animal that died without ritual slaughter Deut. 14:21
- Not to benefit from an ox condemned to be stoned Ex. 21:28
- Not to eat meat of an animal that was mortally wounded Ex. 22:30
- Not to eat a limb torn off a living creature Deut. 12:23
- Not to eat blood Lev. 3:17
- Not to eat certain fats of clean animals Lev. 3:17
- Not to eat the sinew of the thigh Gen. 32:33
- Not to eat meat and milk cooked together Ex. 23:19
- Not to cook meat and milk together Ex. 34:26
- Not to eat bread from new grain before the Omer Lev. 23:14
- Not to eat parched grains from new grain before the Omer Lev. 23:14
- Not to eat ripened grains from new grain before the Omer Lev. 23:14
- Not to eat fruit of a tree during its first three years Lev. 19:23
- Not to eat diverse seeds planted in a vineyard Deut. 22:9
- Not to eat untithed fruits Lev. 22:15
- Not to drink wine poured in service to idols Deut. 32:38
- To ritually slaughter an animal before eating it Deut. 12:21
- Not to slaughter an animal and its offspring on the same day Lev. 22:28
- To cover the blood (of a slaughtered beast or fowl) with earth Lev. 17:13
- To send away the mother bird before taking its children Deut. 22:6
- To release the mother bird if she was taken from the nest Deut. 22:7
- Not to swear falsely in God's Name Lev. 19:12
- Not to take God's Name in vain Ex. 20:6
- Not to deny possession of something entrusted to you Lev. 19:11
- Not to swear in denial of a monetary claim Lev. 19:11
- To swear in God's Name to confirm the truth when deemed necessary by court Deut. 10:20
- To fulfill what was uttered and to do what was avowed Deut. 23:24
- Not to break oaths or vows Num. 30:3
- For oaths and vows annulled, there are the laws of annulling vows explicit in the Torah Num. 30:3
- The Nazir must let his hair grow Num. 6:5
- He must not cut his hair Num. 6:5
- He must not drink wine, wine mixtures, or wine vinegar Num. 6:3
- He must not eat fresh grapes Num. 6:3
- He must not eat raisins Num. 6:3
- He must not eat grape seeds Num. 6:4
- He must not eat grape skins Num. 6:4
- He must not be under the same roof as a corpse Num. 6:6
- He must not come into contact with the dead Num. 6:7
- He must shave his head after bringing sacrifices upon completion of his Nazirite period Num. 6:9
- To estimate the value of people as determined by the Torah Lev. 27:2
- To estimate the value of consecrated animals Lev. 27:12-13
- To estimate the value of consecrated houses Lev. 27:14
- To estimate the value of consecrated fields Lev. 27:16
- Carry out the laws of interdicting possessions (cherem) Lev. 27:28
- Not to sell the cherem Lev. 27:28
- Not to redeem the cherem Lev. 27:28
- Not to plant diverse seeds together Lev. 19:19
- Not to plant grains or greens in a vineyard Deut. 22:9
- Not to crossbreed animals Lev. 19:19
- Not to work different animals together Deut. 22:10
- Not to wear shaatnez, a cloth woven of wool and linen Deut. 22:11
- To leave a corner of the field uncut for the poor Lev. 19:10
- Not to reap that corner Lev. 19:9
- To leave gleanings Lev. 19:9
- Not to gather the gleanings Lev. 19:9
- To leave the gleanings of a vineyard Lev. 19:10
- Not to gather the gleanings of a vineyard Lev. 19:10
- To leave the unformed clusters of grapes Lev. 19:10
- Not to pick the unformed clusters of grapes Lev. 19:10
- To leave the forgotten sheaves in the field Deut. 24:19
- Not to retrieve them Deut. 24:19
- To separate the "tithe for the poor" Deut. 14:28
- To give charity Deut. 15:8
- Not to withhold charity from the poor Deut. 15:7
- To set aside Terumah Gedolah (gift for the Kohen) Deut. 18:4
- The Levite must set aside a tenth of his tithe Num. 18:26
- Not to preface one tithe to the next, but separate them in their proper order Ex. 22:28
- A non-Kohen must not eat Terumah Lev. 22:10
- A hired worker or a Jewish bondsman of a Kohen must not eat Terumah Lev. 22:10
- An uncircumcised Kohen must not eat Terumah Ex. 12:48
- An impure Kohen must not eat Terumah Lev. 22:4
- A chalalah (party to #s 169-172 above) must not eat Terumah Lev. 22:12
- To set aside Ma'aser (tithe) each planting year and give it to a Levite Num. 18:24
- To set aside the second tithe (Ma'aser Sheni) Deut. 14:22
- Not to spend its redemption money on anything but food, drink, or ointment Deut. 26:14
- Not to eat Ma'aser Sheni while impure Deut. 26:14
- A mourner on the first day after death must not eat Ma'aser Sheni Deut. 26:14
- Not to eat Ma'aser Sheni grains outside Jerusalem Deut. 12:17
- Not to eat Ma'aser Sheni wine products outside Jerusalem Deut. 12:17
- Not to eat Ma'aser Sheni oil outside Jerusalem Deut. 12:17
- The fourth year crops must be totally for holy purposes like Ma'aser Sheni Lev. 19:24
- To read the confession of tithes every fourth and seventh year Deut. 26:13
- To set aside the first fruits and bring them to the Temple Ex. 23:19
- The Kohanim must not eat the first fruits outside Jerusalem Deut. 12:17
- To read the Torah portion pertaining to their presentation Deut. 26:5
- To set aside a portion of dough for a Kohen Num. 15:20
- To give the shoulder, two cheeks, and stomach of slaughtered animals to a Kohen Deut. 18:3
- To give the first shearing of sheep to a Kohen Deut. 18:4
- To redeem firstborn sons and give the money to a Kohen Num. 18:15
- To redeem the firstborn donkey by giving a lamb to a Kohen Ex. 13:13
- To break the neck of the donkey if the owner does not intend to redeem it Ex. 13:13
- To rest the land during the seventh year by not doing any work which enhances growth Ex. 34:21
- Not to work the land during the seventh year Lev. 25:4
- Not to work with trees to produce fruit during that year Lev. 25:4
- Not to reap crops that grow wild that year in the normal manner Lev. 25:5
- Not to gather grapes which grow wild that year in the normal way Lev. 25:5
- To leave free all produce which grew in that year Ex. 23:11
- To release all loans during the seventh year Deut. 15:2
- Not to pressure or claim from the borrower Deut. 15:2
- Not to refrain from lending immediately before the release of the loans for fear of monetary loss Deut. 15:9
- The Sanhedrin must count seven groups of seven years Lev. 25:8
- The Sanhedrin must sanctify the fiftieth year Lev. 25:10
- To blow the Shofar on the tenth of Tishrei to free the slaves Lev. 25:9
- Not to work the soil during the fiftieth year (Jubilee)Lev. 25:11
- Not to reap in the normal manner that which grows wild in the fiftieth year Lev. 25:11
- Not to pick grapes which grew wild in the normal manner in the fiftieth year Lev. 25:11
- Carry out the laws of sold family properties Lev. 25:24
- Not to sell the land in Israel indefinitely Lev. 25:23
- Carry out the laws of houses in walled cities Lev. 25:29
- The Tribe of Levi must not be given a portion of the land in Israel, rather they are given cities to dwell in Deut. 18:1
- The Levites must not take a share in the spoils of war Deut. 18:1
- To give the Levites cities to inhabit and their surrounding fields Num. 35:2
- Not to sell the fields but they shall remain the Levites' before and after the Jubilee year Lev. 25:34
- To build a Temple Ex. 25:8
- Not to build the altar with stones hewn by metal Ex. 20:23
- Not to climb steps to the altar Ex. 20:26
- To show reverence to the Temple Lev. 19:30
- To guard the Temple area Num. 18:2
- Not to leave the Temple unguarded Num. 18:5
- To prepare the anointing oil Ex. 30:31
- Not to reproduce the anointing oil Ex. 30:32
- Not to anoint with anointing oil Ex. 30:32
- Not to reproduce the incense formula Ex. 30:37
- Not to burn anything on the Golden Altar besides incense Ex. 30:9
- The Levites must transport the ark on their shoulders Num. 7:9
- Not to remove the staves from the ark Ex. 25:15
- The Levites must work in the Temple Num. 18:23
- No Levite must do another's work of either a Kohen or a Levite Num. 18:3
- To dedicate the Kohen for service Lev. 21:8
- The work of the Kohanim's shifts must be equal during holidays Deut. 18:6-8
- The Kohanim must wear their priestly garments during service Ex. 28:2
- Not to tear the priestly garments Ex. 28:32
- The Kohen Gadol 's breastplate must not be loosened from the Efod Ex. 28:28
- A Kohen must not enter the Temple intoxicated Lev. 10:9
- A Kohen must not enter the Temple with his head uncovered Lev. 10:6
- A Kohen must not enter the Temple with torn clothes Lev. 10:6
- A Kohen must not enter the Temple indiscriminately Lev. 16:2
- A Kohen must not leave the Temple during service Lev. 10:7
- To send the impure from the Temple Num. 5:2
- Impure people must not enter the Temple Num. 5:3
- Impure people must not enter the Temple Mount area Deut. 23:11
- Impure Kohanim must not do service in the temple Lev. 22:2
- An impure Kohen, following immersion, must wait until after sundown before returning to service Lev. 22:7
- A Kohen must wash his hands and feet before service Ex. 30:19
- A Kohen with a physical blemish must not enter the sanctuary or approach the altar Lev. 21:23
- A Kohen with a physical blemish must not serve Lev. 21:17
- A Kohen with a temporary blemish must not serve Lev. 21:17
- One who is not a Kohen must not serve Num. 18:4
- To offer only unblemished animals Lev. 22:21
- Not to dedicate a blemished animal for the altar Lev. 22:20
- Not to slaughter it Lev. 22:22
- Not to sprinkle its blood Lev. 22:24
- Not to burn its fat Lev. 22:22
- Not to offer a temporarily blemished animal Deut. 17:1
- Not to sacrifice blemished animals even if offered by non-Jews Lev. 22:25
- Not to inflict wounds upon dedicated animals Lev. 22:21
- To redeem dedicated animals which have become disqualified Deut. 12:15
- To offer only animals which are at least eight days old Lev. 22:27
- Not to offer animals bought with the wages of a harlot or the animal exchanged for a dog Deut. 23:19
- Not to burn honey or yeast on the altar Lev. 2:11
- To salt all sacrifices Lev. 2:13
- Not to omit the salt from sacrifices Lev. 2:13
- Carry out the procedure of the burnt offering as prescribed in the Torah Lev. 1:3
- Not to eat its meat Deut. 12:17
- Carry out the procedure of the sin offering Lev. 6:18
- Not to eat the meat of the inner sin offering Lev. 6:23
- Not to decapitate a fowl brought as a sin offering Lev. 5:8
- Carry out the procedure of the guilt offering Lev. 7:1
- The Kohanim must eat the sacrificial meat in the Temple Ex. 29:33
- The Kohanim must not eat the meat outside the Temple courtyard Deut. 12:17
- A non-Kohen must not eat sacrificial meat Ex. 29:33
- To follow the procedure of the peace offering Lev. 7:11
- Not to eat the meat of minor sacrifices before sprinkling the blood Deut. 12:17
- To bring meal offerings as prescribed in the Torah Lev. 2:1
- Not to put oil on the meal offerings of wrongdoers Lev. 5:11
- Not to put frankincense on the meal offerings of wrongdoers Lev. 3:11
- Not to eat the meal offering of the High Priest Lev. 6:16
- Not to bake a meal offering as leavened bread Lev. 6:10
- The Kohanim must eat the remains of the meal offerings Lev. 6:9
- To bring all avowed and freewill offerings to the Temple on the first subsequent festival Deut. 12:5-6
- Not to withhold payment incurred by any vow Deut. 23:22
- To offer all sacrifices in the Temple Deut. 12:11
- To bring all sacrifices from outside Israel to the Temple Deut. 12:26
- Not to slaughter sacrifices outside the courtyard Lev. 17:4
- Not to offer any sacrifices outside the courtyard Deut. 12:13
- To offer two lambs every day Num. 28:3
- To light a fire on the altar every day Lev. 6:6
- Not to extinguish this fire Lev. 6:6
- To remove the ashes from the altar every day Lev. 6:3
- To burn incense every day Ex. 30:7
- To light the Menorah every day Ex. 27:21
- The Kohen Gadol ("High Priest") must bring a meal offering every day Lev. 6:13
- To bring two additional lambs as burnt offerings on Shabbat Num. 28:9
- To make the show bread Ex. 25:30
- To bring additional offerings on Rosh Chodesh (" The New Month") Num. 28:11
- To bring additional offerings on Passover Num. 28:19
- To offer the wave offering from the meal of the new wheat Lev. 23:10
- Each man must count the Omer - seven weeks from the day the new wheat offering was brought Lev. 23:15
- To bring additional offerings on Shavuot Num. 28:26
- To bring two leaves to accompany the above sacrifice Lev. 23:17
- To bring additional offerings on Rosh Hashana Num. 29:2
- To bring additional offerings on Yom Kippur Num. 29:8
- To bring additional offerings on Sukkot Num. 29:13
- To bring additional offerings on Shmini Atzeret Num. 29:35
- Not to eat sacrifices which have become unfit or blemished Deut. 14:3
- Not to eat from sacrifices offered with improper intentions Lev. 7:18
- Not to leave sacrifices past the time allowed for eating them Lev. 22:30
- Not to eat from that which was left over Lev. 19:8
- Not to eat from sacrifices which became impure Lev. 7:19
- An impure person must not eat from sacrifices Lev. 7:20
- To burn the leftover sacrifices Lev. 7:17
- To burn all impure sacrifices Lev. 7:19
- To follow the procedure of Yom Kippur in the sequence prescribed in Parshah Acharei Mot ("After the death of Aaron's sons...") Lev. 16:3
- One who profaned property must repay what he profaned plus a fifth and bring a sacrifice Lev. 5:16
- Not to work consecrated animals Deut. 15:19
- Not to shear the fleece of consecrated animals Deut. 15:19
- To slaughter the paschal sacrifice at the specified time Ex. 12:6
- Not to slaughter it while in possession of leaven Ex. 23:18
- Not to leave the fat overnight Ex. 23:18
- To slaughter the second Paschal Lamb Num. 9:11
- To eat the Paschal Lamb with matzah and Marror on the night of the fourteenth of Nissan Ex. 12:8
- To eat the second Paschal Lamb on the night of the 15th of Iyar Num. 9:11
- Not to eat the paschal meat raw or boiled Ex. 12:9
- Not to take the paschal meat from the confines of the group Ex. 12:46
- An apostate must not eat from it Ex. 12:43
- A permanent or temporary hired worker must not eat from it Ex. 12:45
- An uncircumcised male must not eat from it Ex. 12:48
- Not to break any bones from the paschal offering Ex. 12:46
- Not to break any bones from the second paschal offering Num. 9:12
- Not to leave any meat from the paschal offering over until morning Ex. 12:10
- Not to leave the second paschal meat over until morning Num. 9:12
- Not to leave the meat of the holiday offering of the 14th until the 16th Deut. 16:4
- To be seen at the Temple on Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot Deut. 16:16
- To celebrate on these three Festivals (bring a peace offering) Ex. 23:14
- To rejoice on these three Festivals (bring a peace offering) Deut. 16:14
- Not to appear at the Temple without offerings Deut. 16:16
- Not to refrain from rejoicing with, and giving gifts to, the Levites Deut. 12:19
- To assemble all the people on the Sukkot following the seventh year Deut. 31:12
- To set aside the firstborn animals Ex. 13:12
- The Kohanim must not eat unblemished firstborn animals outside Jerusalem Deut. 12:17
- Not to redeem the firstborn Num. 18:17
- Separate the tithe from animals Lev. 27:32
- Not to redeem the tithe Lev. 27:33
- Every person must bring a sin offering (in the temple) for his transgression Lev. 4:27
- Bring an asham talui (temple offering) when uncertain of guilt Lev. 5:17-18
- Bring an asham vadai (temple offering) when guilt is ascertained Lev. 5:25
- Bring an oleh v'yored (temple offering) offering (if the person is wealthy, an animal; if poor, a bird or meal offering) Lev. 5:7-11
- The Sanhedrin must bring an offering (in the Temple) when it rules in error Lev. 4:13
- A woman who had a running (vaginal) issue must bring an offering (in the Temple) after she goes to the Mikveh Lev. 15:28-29
- A woman who gave birth must bring an offering (in the Temple) after she goes to the Mikveh Lev. 12:6
- A man who had a running (unnatural urinary) issue must bring an offering (in the Temple) after he goes to the Mikveh Lev. 15:13-14
- A metzora must bring an offering (in the Temple) after going to the Mikveh Lev. 14:10
- Not to substitute another beast for one set apart for sacrifice Lev. 27:10
- The new animal, in addition to the substituted one, retains consecration Lev. 27:10
- Not to change consecrated animals from one type of offering to another Lev. 27:26
- Carry out the laws of impurity of the dead Num. 19:14
- Carry out the procedure of the Red Heifer (Para Aduma) Num. 19:2
- Carry out the laws of the sprinkling water Num. 19:21
- Rule the laws of human tzara'at as prescribed in the Torah Lev. 13:12
- The metzora must not remove his signs of impurity Deut. 24:8
- The metzora must not shave signs of impurity in his hair Lev. 13:33
- The metzora must publicize his condition by tearing his garments, allowing his hair to grow and covering his lips Lev. 13:45
- Carry out the prescribed rules for purifying the metzora Lev. 14:2
- The metzora must shave off all his hair prior to purification Lev. 14:9
- Carry out the laws of tzara'at of clothing Lev. 13:47
- Carry out the laws of tzara'at of houses Lev. 13:34
- Observe the laws of menstrual impurity Lev. 15:19
- Observe the laws of impurity caused by childbirth Lev. 12:2
- Observe the laws of impurity caused by a woman's running issue Lev. 15:25
- Observe the laws of impurity caused by a man's running issue (irregular ejaculation of infected semen) Lev. 15:3
- Observe the laws of impurity caused by a dead beast Lev. 11:39
- Observe the laws of impurity caused by the eight shratzim (insects) Lev. 11:29
- Observe the laws of impurity of a seminal emission (regular ejaculation, with normal semen) Lev. 15:16
- Observe the laws of impurity concerning liquid and solid foods Lev. 11:34
- Every impure person must immerse himself in a Mikvah to become pure Lev. 15:16
- The court must judge the damages incurred by a goring ox Ex. 21:28
- The court must judge the damages incurred by an animal eating Ex. 22:4
- The court must judge the damages incurred by a pit Ex. 21:33
- The court must judge the damages incurred by fire Ex. 22:5
- Not to steal money stealthily Lev. 19:11
- The court must implement punitive measures against the thief Ex. 21:37
- Each individual must ensure that his scales and weights are accurate Lev. 19:36
- Not to commit injustice with scales and weights Lev. 19:35
- Not to possess inaccurate scales and weights even if they are not for use Deut. 25:13
- Not to move a boundary marker to steal someone's property Deut. 19:14
- Not to kidnap Ex. 20:13
- Not to rob openly Lev. 19:13
- Not to withhold wages or fail to repay a debt Lev. 19:13
- Not to covet and scheme to acquire another's possession Ex. 20:14
- Not to desire another's possession Deut. 5:18
- Return the robbed object or its value Lev. 5:23
- Not to ignore a lost object Deut. 22:3
- Return the lost object Deut. 22:1
- The court must implement laws against the one who assaults another or damages another's property Ex. 21:18
- Not to murder Ex. 20:12
- Not to accept monetary restitution to atone for the murderer Num. 35:31
- The court must send the accidental murderer to a city of refuge Num. 35:25
- Not to accept monetary restitution instead of being sent to a city of refuge Num. 35:32
- Not to kill the murderer before he stands trial Num. 35:12
- Save someone being pursued even by taking the life of the pursuer Deut. 25:12
- Not to pity the pursuer Num. 35:12
- Not to stand idly by if someone's life is in danger Lev. 19:16
- Designate cities of refuge and prepare routes of access Deut. 19:3
- Break the neck of a calf by the river valley following an unsolved murder Deut. 21:4
- Not to work nor plant that river valley Deut. 21:4
- Not to allow pitfalls and obstacles to remain on your property Deut. 22:8
- Make a guard rail around flat roofs Deut. 22:8
- Not to put a stumbling block before a blind man (nor give harmful advice) Lev. 19:14
- Help another remove the load from a beast which can no longer carry it Ex. 23:5
- Help others load their beast Deut. 22:4
- Not to leave others distraught with their burdens (but to help either load or unload) Deut. 22:4
- Conduct sales according to Torah law Lev. 25:14
- Not to overcharge or underpay for an article Lev. 25:14
- Not to insult or harm anybody with words Lev. 25:17
- Not to cheat a convert monetarily Ex. 22:20
- Not to insult or harm a convert with words Ex. 22:20
- Purchase a Hebrew slave in accordance with the prescribed laws Ex. 21:2
- Not to sell him as a slave is sold Lev. 25:42
- Not to work him oppressively Lev. 25:43
- Not to allow a non-Jew to work him oppressively Lev. 25:53
- Not to have him do menial slave labor Lev. 25:39
- Give him gifts when he goes free Deut. 15:14
- Not to send him away empty-handed Deut. 15:13
- Redeem Jewish maidservants Ex. 21:8
- Betroth the Jewish maidservant Ex. 21:8
- The master must not sell his maidservant Ex. 21:8
- Canaanite slaves must work forever unless injured in one of their limbs Lev. 25:46
- Not to extradite a slave who fled to (Biblical) Israel Deut. 23:16
- Not to wrong a slave who has come to Israel for refuge Deut. 23:16
- The courts must carry out the laws of a hired worker and hired guard Ex. 22:9
- Pay wages on the day they were earned Deut. 24:15
- Not to delay payment of wages past the agreed time Lev. 19:13
- The hired worker may eat from the unharvested crops where he works Deut. 23:25
- The worker must not eat while on hired time Deut. 23:26
- The worker must not take more than he can eat Deut. 23:25
- Not to muzzle an ox while plowing Deut. 25:4
- The courts must carry out the laws of a borrower Ex. 22:13
- The courts must carry out the laws of an unpaid guard Ex. 22:6
- Lend to the poor and destitute Ex. 22:24
- Not to press them for payment if you know they don't have it Ex. 22:24
- Press the idolater for payment Deut. 15:3
- The creditor must not forcibly take collateral Deut. 24:10
- Return the collateral to the debtor when needed Deut. 24:13
- Not to delay its return when needed Deut. 24:12
- Not to demand collateral from a widow Deut. 24:17
- Not to demand as collateral utensils needed for preparing food Deut. 24:6
- Not to lend with interest Lev. 25:37
- Not to borrow with interest Deut. 23:20
- Not to intermediate in an interest loan, guarantee, witness, or write the promissory note Ex. 22:24
- Lend to and borrow from idolaters with interest Deut. 23:21
- The courts must carry out the laws of the plaintiff, admitter, or denier Ex. 22:8
- Carry out the laws of the order of inheritance Num. 27:8
- Appoint judges Deut. 16:18
- Not to appoint judges who are not familiar with judicial procedure Deut. 1:17
- Decide by majority in case of disagreement Ex. 23:2
- The court must not execute through a majority of one; at least a majority of two is required Ex. 23:2
- A judge who presented an acquittal plea must not present an argument for conviction in capital cases Deut. 23:2
- The courts must carry out the death penalty of stoning Deut. 22:24
- The courts must carry out the death penalty of burning Lev. 20:14
- The courts must carry out the death penalty of the sword Ex. 21:20
- The courts must carry out the death penalty of strangulation Lev. 20:10
- The courts must hang those stoned for blasphemy or idolatry Deut. 21:22
- Bury the executed on the day they are killed Deut. 21:23
- Not to delay burial overnight Deut. 21:23
- The court must not let the sorcerer live Ex. 22:17
- The court must give lashes to the wrongdoer Ex. 25:2
- The court must not exceed the prescribed number of lashes Deut. 25:3
- The court must not kill anybody on circumstantial evidence Ex. 23:7
- The court must not punish anybody who was forced to do a crime Deut. 22:26
- A judge must not pity the murderer or assaulter at the trial Deut. 19:13
- A judge must not have mercy on the poor man at the trial Lev. 19:15
- A judge must not respect the great man at the trial Lev. 19:15
- A judge must not decide unjustly the case of the habitual transgressor Ex. 23:6
- A judge must not pervert justice Lev. 19:15
- A judge must not pervert a case involving a convert or orphan Deut. 24:17
- Judge righteously Lev. 19:15
- The judge must not fear a violent man in judgment Deut. 1:17
- Judges must not accept bribes Ex. 23:8
- Judges must not accept testimony unless both parties are present Ex. 23:1
- Not to curse judges Ex. 22:27
- Not to curse the head of state or leader of the Sanhedrin Ex. 22:27
- Not to curse any upstanding Jew Lev. 19:14
- Anybody who knows evidence must testify in court Lev. 5:1
- Carefully interrogate the witness Deut. 13:15
- A witness must not serve as a judge in capital crimes Deut. 19:17
- Not to accept testimony from a lone witness Deut. 19:15
- Transgressors must not testify Ex. 23:1
- Relatives of the litigants must not testify Deut. 24:16
- Not to testify falsely Ex. 20:13
- Punish the false witnesses as they tried to punish the defendant Deut. 19:19
- Act according to the ruling of the Sanhedrin Deut. 17:11
- Not to deviate from the word of the Sanhedrin Deut. 17:11
- Not to add to the Torah commandments or their oral explanations Deut. 13:1
- Not to diminish from the Torah any commandments, in whole or in part Deut. 13:1
- Not to curse your father and mother Ex. 21:17
- Not to strike your father and mother Ex. 21:15
- Respect your father or mother Ex. 20:12
- Fear your father or mother Lev. 19:3
- Not to be a rebellious son Deut. 21:18
- Mourn for relatives Lev. 10:19
- The High Priest must not defile himself for any relative Lev. 21:11
- The High Priest must not enter under the same roof as a corpse Lev. 21:11
- A Kohen must not defile himself (by going to funerals or cemeteries) for anyone except relatives Lev. 21:1
- Appoint a king from Israel Deut. 17:15
- Not to appoint a foreigner Deut. 17:15
- The king must not have too many wives Deut. 17:17
- The king must not have too many horses Deut. 17:16
- The king must not have too much silver and gold Deut. 17:17
- Destroy the seven Canaanite nations Deut. 20:17
- Not to let any of them remain alive Deut. 20:16
- Wipe out the descendants of Amalek Deut. 25:19
- Remember what Amalek did to the Jewish people Deut. 25:17
- Not to forget Amalek's atrocities and ambush on our journey from Egypt in the desert Deut. 25:19
- Not to dwell permanently in Egypt Deut. 17:16
- Offer peace terms to the inhabitants of a city while holding siege, and treat them according to the Torah if they accept the terms Deut. 20:10
- Not to offer peace to Ammon and Moab while besieging them Deut. 23:7
- Not to destroy fruit trees even during the siege Deut. 20:19
- Prepare latrines outside the camps Deut. 23:13
- Prepare a shovel for each soldier to dig with Deut. 23:14
- Appoint a priest to speak with the soldiers during the war Deut. 20:2
- He who has taken a wife, built a new home, or planted a vineyard is given a year to rejoice with his possessions Deut. 24:5
- Not to demand from the above any involvement, communal or military Deut. 24:5
- Not to panic and retreat during battle Deut. 20:3
- Keep the laws of the captive woman Deut. 21:11
- Not to sell her into slavery Deut. 21:14
- Not to retain her for servitude after having sexual relations with her Deut. 21:14
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